1989 Catalina 42
MOTIVATED SELLER - TRI-CABIN 42
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LOCATION: Gananoque Ontario
Catalina built its reputation around practical, well-designed cruising sailboats that deliver real comfort, strong owner support, and excellent value. The Catalina 42 is one of the brand’s landmark models: Catalina’s own history notes the first Catalina 42 was built in January 1989, with 100 hulls delivered in the first year alone, breaking U.S. production records.
The Catalina 42 earned its following because it brought together the qualities sailors actually want: a powerful yet manageable masthead sloop rig, a large cockpit, clean decks, strong interior volume, and genuine sailing ability. YachtWorld’s review notes the Catalina 42 was the first American yacht in her class to offer three staterooms, while also highlighting the model’s large cockpit, lines led aft, walk-through transom, and strong performance reputation.
“Vennskap”, a 1989 Catalina 42 Tri-Cabin, captures exactly why this model became so successful. Her three-cabin layout makes her ideal for cruising families, guests, shared ownership, or extended time aboard, while the warm Catalina interior provides the kind of space and comfort that turns weekends into longer adventures. With a generous salon, practical galley, private owner’s cabin forward, twin aft cabins, and two-head arrangement typical of the early tri-cabin layout, Vennskap offers rare flexibility in a proven 42-foot cruiser. This is a boat built for memories: morning coffee at anchor, easy passages between ports, and the kind of relaxed cruising lifestyle Catalina owners know so well.
SOUGHT-AFTER THREE-STATEROOM LAYOUT – MASTHEAD SLOOP – YANMAR DIESEL – 13’10” BEAM – LARGE COCKPIT – WALK-THROUGH TRANSOM & SWIM PLATFORM – PROVEN CATALINA CRUISER +++
Call now to arrange your private showing.
| Type: | Sailboat |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1989 |
| Make: | Catalina |
| Model: | 42 |
| Length: | 42' |
| Status: | For Sale |
| Price: | $84,900 CAD |
| Location: | Gananoque Ontario |
| Date Posted: | 2026-07-27 |
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PLEASE CONTACT BRIAN REBEC - KINGSTON REGION - 1-833-829-2248 EXTENSION 2009
Catalina built its reputation around practical, well-designed cruising sailboats that deliver real comfort, strong owner support, and excellent value. The Catalina 42 is one of the brand’s landmark models: Catalina’s own history notes the first Catalina 42 was built in January 1989, with 100 hulls delivered in the first year alone, breaking U.S. production records.
The Catalina 42 earned its following because it brought together the qualities sailors actually want: a powerful yet manageable masthead sloop rig, a large cockpit, clean decks, strong interior volume, and genuine sailing ability. YachtWorld’s review notes the Catalina 42 was the first American yacht in her class to offer three staterooms, while also highlighting the model’s large cockpit, lines led aft, walk-through transom, and strong performance reputation.
“Vennskap”, a 1989 Catalina 42 Tri-Cabin, captures exactly why this model became so successful. Her three-cabin layout makes her ideal for cruising families, guests, shared ownership, or extended time aboard, while the warm Catalina interior provides the kind of space and comfort that turns weekends into longer adventures. With a generous salon, practical galley, private owner’s cabin forward, twin aft cabins, and two-head arrangement typical of the early tri-cabin layout, Vennskap offers rare flexibility in a proven 42-foot cruiser. This is a boat built for memories: morning coffee at anchor, easy passages between ports, and the kind of relaxed cruising lifestyle Catalina owners know so well.
SOUGHT-AFTER THREE-STATEROOM LAYOUT – MASTHEAD SLOOP – YANMAR DIESEL – 13’10” BEAM – LARGE COCKPIT – WALK-THROUGH TRANSOM & SWIM PLATFORM – PROVEN CATALINA CRUISER +++
Call now to arrange your private showing.
SPECIFICATIONS BOX
Dimensions
LOA: 41 ft 10 in
LWL: 36 ft 0 in
Beam: 13 ft 10 in
Draft: 4 ft 10 in wing keel
Weight: 20,500 lbs displacement
Ballast: 8,300 lbs
Sail Area: 797 sq ft reported
Hull Type: Fin keel with spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead sloop
Construction: Fiberglass
Builder: Catalina Yachts
Designer: Nelson/Marek / Catalina
Tankage (Gal)
Fuel: 39 gallons
Water: 115 gallons
Holding: To be confirmed
Propulsion
Make: Yanmar
Model: 4JHBE
Year: 1989
HP: 44 hp
Hours: TBD
Fuel: Diesel
Drive: Inboard / shaft drive
Electronics
Navigation electronics: To be confirmed
VHF radio
Autopilot
Depth / speed / wind instrumentation: To be confirmed
Compass
Sails and Rigging
Masthead sloop rig
Dacron mainsail with stackpack and mainsail cover
Furling genoa
sail area: 797 sq ft approx
I: 53 ft 0 in
J: 16 ft 5 in
P: 46 ft 9 in
E: 15 ft 6 in
Equipment
Large cockpit layout
Walk-through transom and swim platform
Cabintop mainsheet traveler
Anchor windlass located in foredeck locker
Inboard genoa tracks / shrouds set inboard for tighter sheeting angles
Deck hatches and handrails
Accommodation
Tri-cabin interior layout
Forward owner’s cabin with Pullman-style berth
Twin aft cabins (with standing room)
Two-head arrangement
Main salon with portside dinette
Starboard galley in main salon
Dedicated navigation station
Generous onboard storage
Galley
Large starboard galley location, typical three-cabin layout
Stove / oven
Refrigeration
Sink
Storage
- PLEASE CONTACT BRIAN REBEC - KINGSTON REGION - 1-833-829-2248 EXTENSION 2009
Disclaimer: The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct their agents, or their surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.